| The bad blood between Territorial Arms and Dynamic Systems aborted plans to produce a line of variants based o the Sidewinder to serve alongside the basic model. Even with most legal battles resolved by the dawn of the twentieth Terranovan century, Territorial Arms was reluctant to commit further investment into a design they feared would only lead to greater legal troubles. A few of the models sketched out during the Sidewinder design process were brought to fruition, however; the Command Sidewinder in particular retained the special touches which make Dynamic designs so popular.l Unlike other officer use machines, the Command Sidewinder was not just a basic model with improved communications. Rather, it was given a different weapons configuration as well to deal with desert conditions. In the dunes of the Badlands, visibility can range from clear skies for kilometers to blinding sandstorms. To help support the units they were leading, officers piloting the Sidewinder Command were equipped with a Rucker RF-12 rifle and a SRWI DR-9 90mm field mortar. The rifle provided supporting fire at good range, while the mortar gave excellent support for troops in need when visibility was poor. Several PKSF-65 panzerfausts were also included for close range anti-armor work, compensating for the removal of the standard rocket pod. Emergency autofire capabilities were provided by a pack gun, which could also be passed to a cadre-mate who may have lost his weapon. An augmented communications array was housed in a specially armored head based on the Jager Command design.
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